Colonoscopic surveillance: quality, guidelines and effectiveness

Timothy J Chittleborough; Joseph C Kong; Glen R Guerra; Robert Ramsay; Alexander G Heriot

doi:10.1111/ans.14141

Colonoscopic surveillance: quality, guidelines and effectiveness

ANZ J Surg. 2018 Jan;88(1-2):32-38. doi: 10.1111/ans.14141. Epub 2017 Aug 13.

Authors

Timothy J Chittleborough^{1

2

3

4}, Joseph C Kong^{1

2

3

4}, Glen R Guerra^{1

2

3

4}, Robert Ramsay^{1

2

4}, Alexander G Heriot^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Division of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 28803452
DOI: 10.1111/ans.14141

Abstract

Colonoscopic surveillance in patients with a personal or family history of colorectal carcinoma or colonic polyps represents a significant workload for endoscopy services. Effective colonoscopic surveillance relies on quality endoscopic examination and appropriate surveillance interval. This review will discuss quality in colonoscopy and review guidelines for surveillance.

Keywords: colonic polyp; colonoscopy; colorectal carcinoma; surveillance.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Colonic Polyps / diagnostic imaging*
Colonic Polyps / epidemiology
Colonic Polyps / pathology
Colonoscopy / methods*
Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Colorectal Neoplasms / epidemiology
Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
Colorectal Neoplasms / prevention & control
Humans
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance / methods*
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards
Sigmoidoscopy / methods